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Bartine Burkett Zane (February 9, 1898 – May 20, 1994) was an American film actress.
Bartine Burkett Zane | |
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![]() Burkett, Aug. 21, 1920 Exhibitors Herald | |
Born | February 9, 1898 |
Died | May 20, 1994 96) Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1917–1983 |
Spouse | Ralph Zane (1928-1968; his death) |
Burkett had a brother, Arthur.[1] She gained acting experience in productions of the Shreveport Dramatic Club.[2]
Burkett was engaged to be married, but her fiance, an American Expeditionary Forces officer, was killed in France in 1918.[1]
As early as 1914, Burkett worked as an extra in Famous Players–Lasky films. She progressed to feature roles by the end of that decade.[3] She is best recalled for her silent comedies and her late-in-life appearances in sitcoms and TV commercials. She appeared in nearly sixty silent films before retiring upon her 1928 marriage to Ralph Leland Zane. Among her earliest co-stars and friends were Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Al St. John and Stan Laurel.[4]
In 1973, five years after her husband's death, she returned to acting, appearing in three films and a number of television programs and advertisements.[5]
She died in Burbank, California at age 96. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.[citation needed]
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